How much power do you need (500 series)

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Re:How much power do you need (500 series) 2012/05/20 18:51:13 (permalink)
Not that I need a guide, but any plans to add the 600 Series as well?

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Re:How much power do you need (500 series) 2012/08/18 10:37:28 (permalink)
Why did you skip the 550's?  The GTX 550ti are becoming very popular also.

 
 
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Re:How much power do you need (500 series) 2012/08/22 15:41:52 (permalink)
awesome thanks!
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Re:How much power do you need (500 series) 2012/09/18 00:27:45 (permalink)
These numbers seem kind of high compared to what I think "real world" values would be. Isn't the 500 line supposed to be less power hungry than the 400 line? Because I was running two 470s on an 850W PSU with no problems.
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Re:How much power do you need (500 series) 2012/10/25 04:08:06 (permalink)
lc power 500w is enough,i think ?
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Re:How much power do you need (500 series) 2012/10/25 08:44:08 (permalink)
sulc84
lc power 500w is enough,i think ?
Enough for what, you didn't tell us the specs of your planned PC.  Also, try not to look for a minimum, there is a danger running a PSU at peak load, so give yourself a gap like a 20% overhead.
 
Try not to limit focus on the wattage alone; since your CPU, GPU, drives and fans all draw power from 12v; look at the PSU label for the max allowed 12v wattage and divide by 12v to get the max allowed amperage, then compare with what you're trying to power.  Have a look at this post I made for someone else who asked a similar question about another configuration, the same rules still apply to you.  Use the GeForce.com link in that link to find your graphics card, then find the "max board power" (which is actual full load max) at the bottom of the specifications tab.  Add up the 12v amps and look for a PSU with that many or better.
 
I once had a 580W unit with two rail of 18A and 20A, but the label said the max alloed wattage for 12v was 360W, or just 30A.  Let's say you had a 40A at 12v need, well that is 40 x 12 = 480W-- my old PSU would qualify at wattage being a 580W unit, but it would fail due to not enough amperage.  You can't just assume the wattage label tells you enough.  You got to look for a unit with enough amps first; if this makes this complication, get over it because the PSU is the most important part of the computer.  You got to do the math.
 
Note : These numbers will be somewhat higher than those Guru3D links show, that is because the Gruru3D tests even say that they are only stressing the GPU for it's full load in practical everyday numbers, they aren't stressing everything, thus the CPU's numbers are lower than they are.
 
Use the Guru3D numbers and my method of adding amps as a guide, don't only get a the PSU for the exact wattage.

TEC/Peltier definitions, formulas and temperature estimations

 For Intel processors, 0.122 x TDP = Continuous Amps at 12v [source].  
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Re:How much power do you need (500 series) 2012/10/25 08:52:42 (permalink)
+1 to the above post by lehpron.
 
Consider everything you may potentially be running and give yourself at least 20-25% overhead for 'peak' times where the stress of the system demands higher performance. Especially if you decide to overclock later (either GPU and/or CPU). You'll be much happier considering that like any component the item will degrade over time.

 
  

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Re:How much power do you need (500 series) 2013/11/11 06:06:47 (permalink)
Nice work, but I always use thermaltak's power estimator.
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Re:How much power do you need (500 series) 2013/11/14 04:25:02 (permalink)
time to make a new guide man=)


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